invitation

In conjunction with the visit of a Scholar, Capt. (R) James J. Yee(see the brief biodata below), It gives us great pleasure to inform you that the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue would like to organize the above mentioned Public Lecture.

The details are as follows :

Date : 19 May 2010 (Wednesday)

Place : Level 2, Siswarama Building

Centre For Civilisational Dialogue ,University of Malaya

Time : 9.30 am. - 12.30 pm.

Abstracts:

James Yee believed in God and America and one of those got him thrown in jail.In 2001,Captain James "Yusuf" Yee was commissioned as one of the first Muslim chaplains in theUnited States Army. After the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001, he became a frequentgovernment spokesman, helping to educate soldiers about Islam and build understandingthroughout the military. Subsequently, Chaplain Yee was selected to serve as the MuslimChaplain at Guantanamo Bay, where nearly 700 detainees captured in the war on terror were being held as "unlawful combatants." In September 2003, after servingat Guantanamo for ten months in a role that gave him unrestricted access to thedetainees--and after receiving numerous awards for his service there--Chaplain Yee wassecretly arrested on his way to meet his wife and daughter for a routine two-week leave.He was locked away in a navy prison, subject to much of the same treatment that had beenimposed on the Guantanamo detainees. Wrongfully accused of spying, and aiding the Taliban and Al Qaeda, Yee spent 76 excruciating days in solitary confinement and was threatened with the death penalty. Eventually the criminal charges were dropped and ChaplainYee's record wiped clean. But his reputation was tarnished, and what has been apromising military career was left in ruins. Depicting a journey of faith and service, Chaplain Yee's For God and Country is the story of a pioneering officer in the U.S. Army, who became a victim of the post-September 11 paranoia

Biodata:

James J. Yee, also known by the Arabic name Yusuf Yee, born c. 1968 is an American former United States Army chaplain with the rank of captain. He is best known for being subject to an intense investigation by the United States, but all charges were later dropped. Yee, a Chinese American, was born in New Jersey and raised in Springfield Township, where he attended Jonathan Dayton High School. Yee graduated from WestPoint in 1990.

All Are Invited!!!!!
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